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<H1>-ao (Overwrite mode) switch</H1>

<P>Specifies the overwrite mode during extraction, to overwrite files already present on disk.</P>

<H4>Syntax</H4>

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-ao[a | s | t | u ]
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  <TR> <TH width="80">Switch</TH> <TH>Description</TH> </TR>
  <TR> <TD>-aoa</TD> <TD>Overwrite All existing files without prompt.</TD> </TR>
  <TR> <TD>-aos</TD> <TD>Skip extracting of existing files.</TD> </TR>
  <TR> <TD>-aou</TD> <TD>aUto rename extracting file (for example, name.txt will 
      be renamed to name_1.txt).</TD> </TR>
  <TR> <TD>-aot</TD> <TD>auto rename existing file (for example, name.txt will 
      be renamed to name_1.txt).</TD> </TR>
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<H4>Examples</H4>

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7z x test.zip -aoa
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<P>extracts all files from <SPAN class="filename">test.zip</SPAN> archive and overwrites
existing files without any prompt.</P>

<H4>Commands that can be used with this switch</H4>

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  <A href="../commands/extract.htm">e (Extract)</A>,
  <A href="../commands/extract_full.htm">x (Extract with full paths)</A>
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<H4>See also</H4>

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  <B>Switches:</B>
  <A href="yes.htm">-y (assume Yes on all queries)</A>,
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